Mission Manor Nursing Home in Mount Vernon is conducting a “Mount Vernon Has Got Talent” event at 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 19. Members of the community are encouraged to attend the event and share their talents with the residents at the home.



Mission Manor Nursing Home in Mount Vernon is conducting a “Mount Vernon Has Got Talent” event at 2:30 p.m. Friday, March 19. Members of the community are encouraged to attend the event and share their talents with the residents at the home.

The Franklin County Farmer’s Market opened for the season on Saturday, March 6.
The sixth annual Tour de Cypress Bike Tour has been set for Saturday, April 17 and planning for the event is already underway.

Jason Blankenship of Mount Vernon is the new pastor at the Assembly of God Church in Mount Vernon.
Orders for reduced price food through the Angel Food Ministries program can be made from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church Tuesday through Friday March 2-5, March 9-12 and on March 16-17.See the March 4 edition of the Optic-Herald for more information.